Ice-cbeam scoop



Aug. 23, 1927;

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Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE T. PARR, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO PARE PIE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

ICE-CREAM SCOOP.

Application led May 1, 1922. Serial No. 557,502.

`My invention relates to ice cream scoops of a particular design and the primary object is to provide means for cutting a layer of ice cream from the bulk container and in discharging the layer into a suitable cntainer of a shape similar to that removed out kof the bulk container by the scoop.

A further object of the invention is to provide means having parallel Walls adapted to be forced into orI penetrate the bulk ice cream and When removed to Withdraw from the `bulk of the ice cream a layer of the same which is discharged from the parallel sides of the scoop by a suitable ejecting means. The ejecting means may include the necessary elements to cause the layer to be readily discharged, when desired, out of the scoop and then into the contain er, and is moved into ejecting position in the act of filling the scoop with the ice cream. The side Walls 11 are reduced in thickness at the sides and point thereof shovvn in Figures 2 and 3.

My scoop is particularly adapted to be used with anice cream confectionvvhere it is desired to lill the confection container with the ice cream in a convenient manner. Heretofore ice cream confections have been made and filled With ice cream at the factory making it necessary to keep the filled confec` tioneontainers in a cooled place until they are sold to vthe consumer. This invention provides ai scoop which is readily adaptable for use inremoving from the bulk container the properlyshapedV amount of ice cream ready to be discharged into a confection container of a shape similar to the receiving portion of the scoop.

In the drawings forming part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a sectional elevational View of my ice cream scoop.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of aportion of the same. y l i Fig 3 is an elevation of an kalternativ form of the scoop,-part of Whichr is illustrated in cross section.

y Fig. 4 is a side elevation illustrated partly in cross section andpart of which is broken away similar to the scoop shown in Figure 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective vieW on a small scale of the confection container for the` ice cream. y c

The drawings illustrate my scoop A in its entirety which is provided with a handle member B to Which is secured in a suitable manner a tubular extension 10, which pro- Jects from the handle. yAt the outer end of the member the ice crea-m scoop C is secured-to rigidly support the same in connec tion with the handle B.

Scoop C consists of plate-like parallely extending side Walls 11 Which have sharp cutting edges 12 and pointed or piercing ends 13.

'l/Vithin the scoop C is positioned platelike cutting knives 14 which are provided with a sharp edge 15 along one edge. The knives 14 are pivoted at 15 to the side Walls 11 so as .tohold the blade of the knife against the inner surface of the Walls 1l.V The plates 14 are adapted to be operated by a. linger or thumb lever 16 Which is pivotally and slidably secured at 17 to the tubw lar member 10 at a point adjacent the handle B. Lever 16 is formed with a yoke portion 18 which extends about the tubular member' 10 and is connected on one end With the operating lever 19 which is formed with a bifurcated end 20 so as to extend on either' side of the Walls 11 of the scoop and is pivotally secured at 21 tothe blades or cutters 14. A suitable arcaded slot 22 is formed in each of the side Walls 11 to permit the operation of the lever 16 to force the blades 14 downward vinto the position illustrated in dotted lines inFigure 1 to cause the blades 141to scrape the inner surfaces of the Walls 11 and to assist in discharging the ice cream between the' Walls When it is desired tov empty the scoop C. y

Ejectingplate 23 which is Securedto the rod 24 in a manner vto support the plate Within the scoop C is adapted to be normally held in outer position illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1 by the coil spring 25 which is positioned on the inner end of the rod 24 Within the tubular member 10. A suitable stop or shoulder member 26 is secured by an adjusting screw to the rod 24 the position of which on the rod limits the movementl of the plate 23 by engaging the shoulder 2i-` formed on the inner portion of Jthe tube 10. The stop member 26 is formed vvithj a projecting circular shoulder 28 Which is engaged by the hook 29 Which extends through theyslotv30 of the vmember 10 andA which is formed on the lever 16. The lever 16 is held in operating position by .means ofthe spring 31." While. aslot 32 .formed in.

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the lever allows the shoulder 28 to move the lever in a position so that the hook 29 will engage shoulder 28 when the plate 23 and rod 2l are forced backward into .the position illustrated in full lines vin Figure l. By means of the adjustable stop v26 and the shoulder 27 which limits the inward move-` ment of the same the inward movement of the ejecting late 23 can be regulated. A suitable opening 33 is formed in the member l0 fto allow the v"engagement of ftlie screw which holds the fshoulder member 26 in position .on the .rod 24. By setting vthe shoulder member 26 in different positions on the rod 2l the ejecting plate 23 `can be he'ld so that different sized cu'ts of ice cream can be Vmade with the Vscoop C. The position illustrated on plate 23 in full lines in Figure l illustrates the maximum sizes of the cuts while dotted lines illustrate the smaller sizes which of course would only be that portion between-the side walls ll and the dotted position of the plate.

fin use the fscoop C is iilled with ice cream the piercing en'ds 13 of walls l1 into the ulk of the ice cream within the ccntaincr with engaging 'the ha` die B. As the same is Ibeing filled with the ice cream the plate 23 is forced into backward position so as to pack the icc cream between the walls ll. then the scoop C is filled it is turned to break the ice cream at the edges land withdrawn from the bulk. The 4scoop 'A is then ready :to be held in position in the container to vdischarge the contents of the scoop.

` The confection container which is applicable -to beused with vthe form of scoop illustrated is shown in Figure 5 and ythis container D is formed of 'any suitable-confection such as is zused for ordinary cones which may be coated with'chocolate `or othercandy confection for the entire receptacle can ybe made of a candy substance making a palatable -ice cream confection. The container D is formed with an opening E which fis practically the same size as the bac-k plate 34 of the scoop C lwhich supports the side walls ll so that when it desired to 'discharge the -contents oi the yscoop C the pointed ends 13 are held in position directly 4above the openinglr E and releasing lever 16 is .depressed which releases the eject-ing plate 23 and simultaneously operates the .arm 19 which causes the knives 14 to :scrape .and `sever the ice cream from -t-he sides ll of the scoop allowing the cjccting plate 23 to be readily operated forwardly by the expansion of the spring' 25. ln discharging the con-tents of the` scoop C the operation ofthe lever 16 immediately re leases the catch hook 29 so that the spring 25 will function to inject the ice Acream in the scoop. i

In the scoop illustrated in Figures 3 and l `the handle member B is adapted to support kthe Lprojecting arm 35 toA which .is secured the ice cream scoop -C which similar l indesign to that illustrated in Figure l and is provided with side cutting walls ll. In this scoop the ejecting plate 23 isheld lin its inner position vas illustrated in full lines in Figure 3 by means of the coil spring 36 which is positioned about the rear end of the plate supporting rod 37. A suitable supporting bracket 38 forms a guide and support for the rod 37 which extends through the back plate 3l. A thumb engce'ing or operating end 39 is secured to the inner end of the rod 3'? which is engaged by the thumb or finger in a` manner to push or force tlf;

cjccting plate 23 into t'orwarrd pcsition as illustrated in 'dotted lines 'in Figure 3, to eject the ice cream between the side walls ll.

In use this ice cream scoop is A'forced into the `bulk ice cream until the conipartment between Athe side walls ll is coiniiletely filled or packed with ice cream. The contents of the scoop 'can bereadily discharged by cngaging member 39 and forcing the discharg` ing plate forward while the container D is. held in position t'o receive the ice cream contained in the scoop CA The formation of the ice cream scoop A illustrated is identical in the preferred and alternative construction and forms a very desirable means for cutting a. slice of ice cream with the shape similar to a cut of pie which can be discharged into the pie-shaped confection container D. This means of making up `an ice cream confection to sell to the trade is very desirable because it provides au `economical way of `dispensing the ice cream making it possible to vkeep the bulk ice ycream in the ordinary present form of containersy and by means of my scoop the ice cream can be taken from the bulk and putfinto the containerr D and offered 4to the purchaser fresh,` crisp.7 and in a palatable shape in a very 4'economical manner. It is obvious that the shape of the sides l1 of the Scoop can be of any suitable nature vand the containers D of a form to suit the shape yof t-he dispensin-g scoop. This form of providing an ice cream confection is most desirable and makes it more practical for the dealer to offer such a confection to his customers in a presentable 4manner Without any danger of melting of the ice cream in warm weather until it has been removed from the bulk container and sold in the confection container to the customer. 'This is a very important feature of the inventionand bears out the desirability of the ice cream scoop.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principles of operation of my .invention7 together with the apparatus which l now consider to represent the 'best embodiment thereof, but I desire to have yit understood that the construction shown .is anly illustrative and th at the invention can be carried out by 'other means and applied to uses other than those above forth Withiin the scope of the following claims.

I claim l. An ice cream cutter including a cutter adapted to cut and receive a layer of ice cream, a handle member, means for support ing said cutter to said handle, and means for cutting ice cream from the walls of said cutter, means ttor ejecting the ice cream after it is free from adherence to said cutter.

2. An ice cream scoop comprising a handle, a supporting member extending from said handle, an ice cream scoop fixed to said support-ing member having side Walls, clearing knives pivoted to said side walls, means 'For operating said knives over the inner surface of said side walls, an ejecting member positioned within said scoop adapted to be moved into backward position by the ice cream packed into said scoop, and means i'or releasing and simultaneously operating the adjusting member and clearing knives.

3. An ice cream scoop comprising a pair ot spaced sector shaped plates open along their converging edges, an arcuate end Wall secured to said plates along their arcuate edges, a `handle secured to said end wall and ejecting means positioned between said plates.

il. An ice cream scoop comprising a pair or' spaced sector shaped plates open along their converging edges, an arcuate end Wall secured to said plates along their arcuate edges, a handle secured to said end wall and an arcuate plunger positioned between said plates and normally lying against said arcuate Wall.

5. An ice cream scoop comprising a pair of spaced sector shaped plates open along their converging edges, an arcuate Wall secured to the said plates along their arcuate edges, an arcuate plunger normally positioned between said plates along said arcuate wall, a tubular supporting member secured to said arcuate wall, a handle attached to said tubular member, an ejecting rod secured to said plunger' and slidable along said tubular support and means for operating said ejecting rod.

6. An ice cream scoop comprising a pair ot' sector shaped plates, a pair of cutting knives pivoted to said plates at one lofthe corners thereof, normally lying against the arcuate portions of said plates, a support secured to said scoop at the arcuate portion of said plate, a handle formed on said support and, means secured to said handle for simul taneously swinging said cutting plates ton ward the vertex of said sector shaped plates.

In testimony whereof I aftix my signature.

GEORGE lT. PARR. 

